Mount Ballyhoo

Mount Ballyhoo
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation1,650 ft (503 m)[1]
Prominence1,650 ft (503 m)[1]
Parent peakPyramid Peak (2,136 ft)[1]
Isolation2.72 mi (4.38 km)[1]
Coordinates53°54′51″N 166°31′49″W / 53.9141729°N 166.5303972°W / 53.9141729; -166.5303972[2]
Naming
EtymologyBallyhoo
Geography
Mount Ballyhoo is located in Alaska
Mount Ballyhoo
Mount Ballyhoo
Location in Alaska
Map
Interactive map of Mount Ballyhoo
LocationAleutians West Census Area
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Parent rangeAleutian Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS Unalaska C-2
Geology
Rock ageTertiary[4]
Rock typeAndesitic[4]

Mount Ballyhoo is a 1,650-foot-elevation (503-meter) summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

Mount Ballyhoo is part of the Aleutian Range.[3] This iconic landmark of the Dutch Harbor area is set in Unalaska Bay as the high point of Amaknak Island of the Aleutian Islands.[5] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,650 feet (503 meters) above tidewater in approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km). The Aleutian World War II National Historic Area is located on the mountain.

History

The mountain was named by author Jack London when he spent time in 1897 at Dutch Harbor which was the locale for his novel, The Sea-Wolf.[6] Jack stopped here en route to the Klondike Gold Rush and he named the mountain after his lead dog named "Ballyhoo."[7] Jack set foot at the top of the mountain, as did another writer, Rex Beach.[8] The mountain's toponym was published in 1965 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[2]

During World War II, the Japanese attacked Dutch Harbor on June 3–4, 1942, but American munitions and guns had been moved and placed on Mt. Ballyhoo the night before in anticipation of the raid.[9]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Ballyhoo is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[10] Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

  • Mt. Ballyhoo from Dutch Harbor
    Mt. Ballyhoo from Dutch Harbor

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ballyhoo, Mount - 1,650' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Ballyhoo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Ballyhoo, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ^ a b Dutch Harbor Amaknak Island, CoastView, April 26, 2022, Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ^ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967, page 103.
  6. ^ Stephen E. Ambrose, The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won, Simon and Schuster, 2001, ISBN 9780689843617, p. 30.
  7. ^ Most Americans are unaware how close the world War II came to home, Smithsonian Magazine, smithsonianmag.com, Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  8. ^ United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Volume 58, United States Naval Institute, 1932, p. 1302.
  9. ^ What Daddy and Mother did in the War (Part 3), National Park Service, Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  10. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.